Diluted matte medium is an excellent choice for
securing ballast. One plus is that it does not have
the sheenwhen dry that white glue does. Another is
that matte medium is more water resistant than white
glue. The downside to matte medium is the cost, which
is considerably more than white glue.
Charles Weston
San Antonio
--- somothrguy2003 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I have heard in the past that artist's matte medium
> is good for gluing ties in place because
> if a modeler were to change his or her mind about
> the tie placement, he or she could
> scrape the ties up much easier than if he or she had
> fastened them down with white glue.
> Is this true?? If indeed this is true, would
> diluted matte medium serve well for securing
> ballast?
>
> Ed Kenny
> Someday modeling the Lackawanna Railroad circa
> 9/29/54 (This means I haven't come up
> with a layout plan yet...)
>
>
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